With the clouds of difficulty in finding jobs still lingering, plus the intangible pressure of competition within the workplace, office workers are staying in the office later and later. In fact, working long hours is already a shared situation worldwide. In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labor has issued repeated directives regarding overwork. Some corporations, worried about leaving a paper trail of illegal overtime, figure out ways to remove punch clocks, lock their doors, and turn off their lights while still keeping workers secretly working overtime. Others directly ask their employees to take work home with them. The average American works nearly 1800 hours a year, 200 hours more than in Germany. And even “after work,” modern technologies like e-mail and cell phones are like invisible chains preventing employees from ever being out of reach of the boss’ demands. “Reasonable working hours” is one of the factors used in all countries to evaluate labor conditions. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, the war between labor and capital over working hours has been never-ending. 【題組】14 What does “lingering” in the first paragraph mean?
(A)Being very dark (B)Being raised higher and higher
(C)Hiding something from being seen (D)Remaining for a time
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